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Alumni Webnotes

Music

Kazutaka Nomura (MU '07)

Kaz, billing himself as PWRFL Power, released his self-titled full-length debut on Portland's Slender... Read More»

Greg Ruby (MU '03)

The Solomon Douglas Swingtet, a 10-piece, Vancouver, BC, dance band, recently completed its newest CD of big band... Read More»

Chris Blacker (MU '04)

In April 2008, Chris released his first full length album, Out of Chaos, featuring eight original compositions, ranging... Read More»

Evan Gackstatter (MU '07)

Dr. G and the Funky Recovery, with Music alumni Evan, Tim Carey (MU '06), Makala Romero... Read More»

Tom Fallat (MU '89)

Tom teaches music technology and recording, music theory, and the History of Rock at Bellevue Community College. He... Read More»

Darden Hanson Burns (MU '77)

Darden is the founder and director of Bainbridge Island's First Sundays at the Commons concert... Read More»

Jarrad Powell (MU '83)

Gamelan Pacifica, conducted by Cornish alumnus and faculty member Powell, performed with Javanese musician... Read More»

Phil Sheeran (MU '85)

Phil, a Los Angeles-based jazz guitarist, released LIVE JAPAN, Alone Together with pianist Leon Bisquera, a live recording made while... Read More»

Margaret Slovak (MU '86)

Margaret, a jazz guitarist, is a resident musician in several Portland, OR, hospitals, performing for... Read More»

Christopher Shainin (MU '96)

Christopher was appointed as executive director of Kirkland Arts Center, for which he will be... Read More»

Kristi Holden (MU '97)

Kristi is currently starring as Christine in Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular at Las Vegas' Venetian Resort... Read More»

Stephen Fandrich (MU '00)

Monktail Creative Music Concern - which includes Music alumni Fandrich, Beth Fleenor ('04), Stephen... Read More»

Dawn Clement (MU '00)

Pianist-composer Dawn performed at New York's Symphony Space in Mixed Doubles, a concert of... Read More»

Josh Clifford (MU '01)

Josh plays saxophone with Seattle avant-garde jazz quartet Das Vibenbass, whose music is self-described as... Read More»

Joe Stevens (MU '04)

Joe toured the U.S. with his alternative-folk band Coyote Grace in support of the group's debut studio album. The band's... Read More»

Erica Hilario (MU '04)

Erica is the founder of new music ensemble Insieme Musica, and was recently named Theory Department Head at the New York... Read More»

Beth Fleenor (MU '04)

Gavin Borchert featured Beth in Seattle Weekly's September 19, 2008, edition. The article, "Beth Fleenor Pushes New Music Into... Read More»

Josh Rawlings (MU '05)

Josh and Jason Parker have launched J&J Music, a production company that links musicians with... Read More»

Eileen Neff (MU '06)

Eileen released her first album, Strange as It Seems (Brokentime Records), in August 2007 with a release concert at... Read More»

Jarrad Powell (MU '83)

On the Boards presented the world premiere of Scott/Powell Performance's Geography, featuring alumni dancers Jim... Read More»

Damon Buxton (MU '05)

Damon released his debut studio recording, Forgiving Dreams, which was produced by Will... Read More»

Marquis Ludovicus de Soncoeur (MU '06)

Lu released his second and third electronica CDs in April 2008, and continues his work as Data... Read More»

Michael Owcharuk (MU '06)

Michael released his second full-length album, The Owcharuk Sextet, at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley... Read More»

Tim Carey (MU '06)

Tim toured Japan and Korea with Pat Wright and the Total Experience Gospel Choir, and joined them for concerts at the Gorge... Read More»